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NO one so far away as God, | |
| Yet none Who is so near; | |
| Eternity is His abode; | |
| But lo! I find Him here; | |
| Within my heart—that by His grace | 5 |
| He chosen has for dwelling-place. | |
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| No one so far away as God, | |
| Yet none Who is so near; | |
| O how it lighteneth our load, | |
| And stilleth ev’ry fear! | 10 |
| To look upon the Earth and sky, | |
| Assur’d that God is ever nigh. | |
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| No one so far away as God, | |
| Yet none Who is so near; | |
| For He Who this Earth’s acres trod, | 15 |
| Wipes still the falling tear; | |
| Altho’ His Throne is far above, | |
| He liveth yet, Incarnate Love. | |
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| No one so far away as God, | |
| Yet none Who is so near; | 20 |
| The Universe shakes at His nod, | |
| But guiltiest needs not fear; | |
| “My Lord, my God,” doth see the BLOOD, | |
| And His great Covenant stands good. | |
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| No one so far away as God, | 25 |
| Yet none Who is so near; | |
| Far mightier than Moses’ rod, | |
| Is the great rod of prayer; | |
| Upheld within the hand of FAITH, | |
| Sure-fulfill’d is all “He saith.” | 30 |
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| No one so far away as God, | |
| Yet none Who is so near; | |
| For lo! ’twixt Heav’n and Earth the ROOD | |
| Uniteth sphere and sphere; | |
| In light of light the great God dwells, | 35 |
| But visiteth in lowliest cells. | |
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| No one so far away as God, | |
| Yet none Who is so near; | |
| Eternity is His abode; | |
| But lo! I find Him here; | 40 |
| Within my heart—that by His grace | |
| He chosen has for dwelling-place. | |
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